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Recent PFAS Articles
EPA is Retaining the CERCLA Hazardous Substance Designation for PFAS
By Stuart Kaplow|2025-09-19T12:11:59-04:00Saturday, September 13th, 2025|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: CERCLA, Kaplow, PFAS, PFOA, Stuart Kaplow, Superfund, U.S. Chamber of Commerce|
On September 17, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice submitted a court filing on behalf of EPA as part of ongoing litigation related to the designation of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) as Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund) ...
EPA Will Keep Current Limits for “Forever Chemicals” in Drinking Water
By Stuart Kaplow|2025-05-24T18:26:52-04:00Saturday, May 24th, 2025|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: forever chemicals, green building lawyer, Kaplow, PFAS, PFOA, PFOS, SDWA, Stuart Kaplow|
On May 14, 2025, Lee Zeldin, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, announced the agency will retain its current National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for two of the most studied per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS). With this ...
EPA Designates PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances under Superfund Law
By Stuart Kaplow|2024-04-20T21:37:58-04:00Saturday, April 20th, 2024|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: ASTM E1527-21, CERCLA, Kaplow, PFAS, PFOA, PFOS, Phase 1 environmental site assessment, Phase l environmental site assessment, Stuart Kaplow, Superfund|
In a landmark regulatory move, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has taken decisive action to designate perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), commonly known as the Superfund law. This final ...
The Environmental Catastrophe that is PFAS will see Movement in 2023
By Stuart Kaplow|2023-03-15T06:01:05-04:00Sunday, March 12th, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: ESG, Kaplow, PFAS, PFOA, PFOS, Stuart Kaplow|
Just two days after this article was posted EPA proposed legally enforceable levels, called Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs), for six PFAS in drinking water. EPA anticipates finalizing the regulation by the end of 2023. The EPA announcement said, “that if fully implemented, the rule will ...
EPA Proposes Designating PFAS as Hazardous
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-09-10T21:30:20-04:00Saturday, September 10th, 2022|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: Kaplow, PFAS, PFOA, PFOS, Phase l environmental site assessment, Stuart Kaplow, yeet|
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to designate two of the most widely used per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as the “Superfund” law. The proposal applies to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid ...









